Carmel Beach surf break

Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDT
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
S
15
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.9
NW
8
0.5
W
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
902
362
299
261
202
193
187
150
151
174
148
335
117
98
109
167
167
167
193
263
288
280
339
334
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:30PM1.11m
4:29AM1.38m
7:19PM1.19m
5:54AM1.29m
7:57PM1.28m
7:11AM1.23m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.85m
12:06PM-0.16m
00:25AM0.72m
1:01PM-0.09m
1:37AM0.54m
1:48PM0.00m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:22
6:20
6:20
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7:49
7:50
7:51
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
9
9
10
8
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
13
1
WNW
13
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.7
WNW
12
1.1
NW
8
0.7
WNW
12
1
NW
9
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
15
Energy kJ
902
362
135
147
138
129
140
129
151
125
148
335
117
98
86
65
77
56
193
263
288
280
339
334
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
S
15
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
S
14
0.7
WNW
12
0.5
S
13
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
W
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
15
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
12
0.6
W
5
0.4
NW
5
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
181
179
299
261
202
193
187
150
125
99
121
87
79
79
109
167
167
167
52
47
15
7
75
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
W
18
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
S
14
0.4
WNW
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
NW
11
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
12
25
107
150
150
155
155
84
103
85
89
118
112
87
85
57
85
54
28
9
46
46
26
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WSW
4
Energy kJ
182
124
147
174
59
51
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
39
20
20
42
20
148
305
45
42
31
30
42
42
45
45
45
45
9
9
9
7
7
613
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Monterey
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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